Personal information | |||
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Full name | Lesley Chimuanya Ugochukwu [1] | ||
Date of birth | 26 March 2004 | ||
Place of birth | Rennes, France [1] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chelsea | ||
Number | 16 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2011 | ASPTT Rennes | ||
2011–2012 | CPB Nord-Ouest | ||
2012–2021 | Rennes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2020 | Rennes II | 5 | (0) |
2021–2023 | Rennes | 47 | (1) |
2023– | Chelsea | 12 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | France U18 | 9 | (1) |
2022–2023 | France U19 | 9 | (2) |
2023– | France U21 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:45, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:28, 17 November 2023 (UTC) |
Lesley Chimuanya Ugochukwu ( // ; born 26 March 2004) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea. [3]
Ugochukwu made his professional debut for Rennes on 25 April 2021, replacing Steven Nzonzi in a 5–1 Ligue 1 win against Dijon. [4]
On 1 August 2023, Ugochukwu signed for Chelsea on a seven-year contract, with a club option for an additional year. [5] On 13 August, he made his debut for the club, coming on as a substitute, in a 1–1 draw against Liverpool in the Premier League. [6]
Born in France, Lesley Ugochukwu is of Igbo Nigerian descent and holds dual nationality. [7] [8] Ugochukwu is the nephew of former Rennes and Nigeria centre-back Onyekachi Apam. [9]
Club | Season | League | National cup [a] | League cup [b] | Europe | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rennes B | 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
Rennes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 [c] | 0 | 22 | 1 | ||
2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 7 [d] | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
Total | 47 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | 60 | 1 | |||
Chelsea | 2023–24 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |
Career total | 64 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 80 | 1 |